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Author : John Radford Thomson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)
Download or read book Symbols of Christendom written by John Radford Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Aquilina
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 1592767745
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Signs and Mysteries written by Mike Aquilina and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine the dangerous life of an early Christian. You've embraced your newfound faith in Christ but fear the risk of persecution or death at the hands of the pagans living around you. Then a trusted friend tells you about some of Jesus' followers who secretly meet. He whispers into your ear, "Look for a fish carved in a paving stone" by a certain home on the Via Tiburtina. You smile in gratitude. Still today, modern society recognizes those Christian symbols that kept the early Christians safely connected: they appear on churches, bumper stickers, mugs -- even mints and stuffed animals. Yet we are often ignorant of the rich meaning of these symbols: their origins in Scripture, in ancient culture, and in the preaching of the Church Fathers. In this book, noted author Mike Aquilina conducts an intriguing and insightful tour of the symbols that expressed the life and devotion of the Church through the first four centuries of its existence. He explains how Christians freely borrowed pagan and Jewish symbols, giving them new, distinctly Christian meanings. Recover the zeal of our spiritual ancestors as you learn to read their symbolic language -- and discover the impact the symbols still have on your life today. More than a hundred illustrations, reproduced by artist Lea Marie Ravotti from the ancient originals, beautifully complement the text. View a mulitmedia presentation and listen to an interview of the author here.
Author : Bernard Cooke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190288507
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Christian Symbol and Ritual written by Bernard Cooke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Christian Symbol and Ritual, Bernard Cooke and Gary Macy offer an accessible and engaging introduction to the topic written from a non-denominational perspective. Cooke and Macy demonstrate that celebration, ritual, and symbol are already central to our lives, even though most do not see their actions as symbolic or ritualistic. They connect central Christian symbols to the symbols and rituals already present in everyday life and place Christian theology in a familiar context. After discussing the characteristics and functions of rituals, they explore different kinds of ritual, including those of friendship, worship, and healing. The authors also examine such questions as how rituals establish and maintain power relationships, how "official" rituals are different from "popular" Christian rituals and devotions, and how Christian rituals function in the process of human salvation. Christian Symbol and Ritual is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and lay readers.
Author : Alva William Steffler
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802846761
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Symbols of the Christian Faith written by Alva William Steffler and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbols of the Christian Faith is an illustrated guide to the major visual symbols used by the Christian church throughout history. These stylized illustrations, designed by artist Alva William Steffler, are intended to provide usable, up-to-date resources for contemporary church worship and Christian education. Throughout church history symbols have been used to aid worship and to communicate difficult spiritual ideas. Steffler here collects these symbols, from early Christian catacomb art to the present, offering fresh graphic interpretations of old visual forms. The accompanying text notes the biblical sources for the various symbols and traces their use in church tradition and their links to Greco-Roman culture. Extensive glossaries and indexes round out the book. Broadly inclusive and sensitive to the perspectives of every church tradition, this volume will be an invaluable resource for churches using Christian art as well as for general readers curious about the meaning of common Christian symbols.
Author : Louis K. Dupré
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802847485
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Symbols of the Sacred written by Louis K. Dupré and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbols of the Sacred gathers four classic essays by Louis Dupr on the role of symbols in our understanding of the sacred and on their fundamental importance to religious consciousness. A leading philosopher of religion, Dupr here discusses the nature of religious symbols, the importance of language for capturing symbolic meaning, the ancient link between art and expressions of the sacred, and the vital relationship between religious symbol and myth. The volume concludes with a powerful reflection on the innate capacity of human minds to grasp the transcendent. Elegantly expressed, conversant with a wide range of thinkers, and marked by a lifetime of reflection on the subject, Symbols of the Sacred offers profound insights into the religious dimension of human life.
Author : Maurice Dilasser
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814625385
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (253 download)
Download or read book The Symbols of the Church written by Maurice Dilasser and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorful book looks both beyond the church building and deep within it to find symbols relevant to Judeo-Christianity.
Author : Elizabeth Rees
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Christian Symbols, Ancient Roots written by Elizabeth Rees and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient peoples articulated and made sense of their lives through the powerful world of symbol, and Christianity absorbed such symbols as blood, corn, fire and water, adding new dimensions of meaning to each one. By medieval times, these symbols provided access to a many-levelled world in which pagan and Christian truths shed light upon each other. During the Age of Reason, the language of symbol was spoken less, and now that symbols are valued once again, Christians often fear to reconnect religious symbols with their ancient roots. As a result the symbol world of modern Christians is often a pale shadow of the world their forebears inhabited. This book selects dominant Christian symbols and places them against the archaic background from which they grew, drawing on myths and rituals of both ancient and contemporary cultures, thereby integrating the worlds of symbol and reality, sacred and secular, myth and history.
Author : Gertrude Grace Sill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439123845
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art written by Gertrude Grace Sill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore one of the richest and most rewarding aspects of Western art with this comprehensive easy-to-use, portable guide to Christian symbols. Organized like a primer, with hundreds of entries in 50 categories—from A for Angels to Z for Zodiac—this handy pocket reference enables you to recognize at a glance the identity and meaning of all the elements in any Christian work of art. 162 paintings from every century illustrate the enduring themes of our biblical heritage. A short introductory essay explains how to use the handbook and the functions of symbols in art. Cross-references, illustrations, a detailed index, and the pocket-book size make A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art an invaluable work for museum-goers, students, travelers, art collectors, and general readers.
Author : Marcia Stoner
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426734670
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Symbols of Faith written by Marcia Stoner and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, symbols of faith have reminded people of the nature of God and Jesus. Even when people could not read, symbols such as the cross helped people understand God's great love for us through Jesus Christ. Symbols such as the fish, or icthus, identified early Christians to one another, and still identifies Christians today. Symbols of faith are part of our history as people of faith. This resource includes over 60 Christian symbols with activities designed to teach the background of each symbol. Reproducible patterns included for most symbols.
Author : George Ferguson
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195014327
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Signs & Symbols in Christian Art written by George Ferguson and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1959 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the use and meaning of Christian symbols found in Renaissance art.
Author : Heather Child
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Christian Symbols, Ancient & Modern written by Heather Child and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the meaning, significance, and form of symbols that have emerged in the history of Christianity
Author : George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
Publisher : London, Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Riddle of the 'Labarum' and the Origin of Christian Symbols written by George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers and published by London, Allen. This book was released on 1966 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Heater Child
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (723 download)
Download or read book Christian Symbols, Ancient and Modern written by Heater Child and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Radford Thomson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Symbols of Christendom written by John Radford Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Friedrich Rest
Publisher : Tpp
ISBN 13 : 9780829800999
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Our Christian Symbols written by Friedrich Rest and published by Tpp. This book was released on 1954 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic sourcebook for those interested in the devotional and educational interpretations of the symbols of faith, from Acacia Bush to Yoke of Obedience. In print since 1954, this illustrated guide continues to inform those interested in the meanings of Christian symbols.
Author : Edward Riojas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780758673930
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (739 download)
Download or read book A Sign Unto You written by Edward Riojas and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christian symbolism condenses narratives, ideas, and themes into concise visuals, thereby communicating and underlining the richness of Scripture and its message. With more than 640 images, A Sign unto You provides a wealth of Christian symbolism in one place, one artistic style, and one format. It briefly explains those symbols, offers a bit of historical use, and provides practical advice on their use. This guidebook of symbolism is a visual source of inspiration for artisans who create banners and other visuals and a teaching tool for those who wish to know more about the vast history of symbols used in the Christian church"--
Author : Frederick William Dillistone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Christianity and Symbolism written by Frederick William Dillistone and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1955 and long out of print, this book now appears in paperback for the first time. Its main argument is that while human beings have used symbols through their long historical existence, nowhere is it possible to find any sort of agreed terminology making possible the use of such terms as sign, symbol and sacrament with the assurance that their precise connotations will be recognized and understood. Its aim is to establish such a framework of reference. Since Christianity and Symbolism was first written, general interest in symbolism has, if anything, increased and the interpretation of symbols has become one of the most important exercises in many academic disciplines. But the danger of the loose and arbitrary use of the words symbol, sign and signal, along with their literary cognates simile, analogy and metaphor, still remains. So the need for this important study as an aid to clarification remains also.
